I miss the RNHF three ship formations they used to perform at airshows.
Obviously the Firefly is sadly no more. I used to like seeing the flight together and when they managed
to formate, albeit briefly, it was a great sight.
I also miss the Harvard Formation Team with the Zeke getting shot down.
Just wondered what acts or aircraft you miss?
By: Phillip Rhodes - 5th July 2013 at 23:34
RR299
Vintage Pair
By: Dr Strangelove - 5th July 2013 at 22:49
Freds Five & their Sea Vixens, complete with home made blue smoke, which gave everyone’s washing the ‘bluey whiteness’ 😀
By: Sideslip - 5th July 2013 at 22:43
I miss going to Shuttleworth and seeing the Arrow Active, Mew Gull, BA Swallow, Jean Batten’s Gull 6, Gipsy Moth, Sopwith Dove, & Hawk Speed Six.
By: DCK - 5th July 2013 at 21:23
Ray Hanna. All of it.
By: TonyT - 5th July 2013 at 21:20
Vintage pair
Black 9 ohh hang on, Black 6, it ended up as Black 9 😀
By: Warren F - 5th July 2013 at 21:05
A bit of a blast from the past, but over on this side of the pond we used to have an RCAF team called the Golden Hawks flying Canadair Sabres painted gold.
Still remember the noise and smoke. Not forgetting the RCAF Snowbirds which is now the display team. They put on wonderful shows. Actually it is nice that we can now
call it the RCAF again.
By: Bruggen 130 - 5th July 2013 at 20:05
Fred grundy tonka F-3
By: TonyT - 5th July 2013 at 19:34
Vc-10 formation display team, they were Awesome.
The Sunderland.
By: 1batfastard - 5th July 2013 at 17:34
Hi All,
Same as all the above but Black 6 :love-struck: like MikeJ mentioned especially,and to be even on our side the Mossie. :love-struck:
Geoff.
By: Trolly Aux - 5th July 2013 at 17:15
Harvard Formation Team, always a great value display.
Ray Hanna and MH434, I will never forget his last display at the Autumn Air Day Duxford, 2005 ?
Hoof Proudfoot in any aircraft.
Anthony Hutton’s Zeke!
Barbel Abel A26
Scandinavian Historic Flight.
Charles Church Collection. what could have been?
Nick Grace, what else would he of taken on?
I am sure I will be back with more.
By: 8674planes - 5th July 2013 at 17:13
Breitling Fighters
Mosquito
Harrier
Jaguar
TFC’s Tigercat
By: charliehunt - 5th July 2013 at 17:05
Yes, I’d have to echo the vote for the Hannas. And the Mossie as well. Some of Neil Williams’ Pitts and Spitfire displays, and almost anyone flying Hunters, singly or in big Roger Topp formations. And going right back the extraordinary aerobatics of Zura Zurakowski in the Meteor and the CF 100 at Farnborough. I don’t think Dan Griffiths would risk it in the T7 today!!
By: Mothminor - 5th July 2013 at 16:59
Mosquito definitely. Also the unique survivors of their breeds – Desford, Miles M.18 and GAL Cygnet – which were all airworthy with the Strathallan Collection but would need a change of policy with their present owners to see them grace the skies again.
By: Moggy C - 5th July 2013 at 16:27
Anything flown by Ray or Mark Hanna
Especially their syncro Spitfire display.
Good call Mike.
Moggy
By: Mike J - 5th July 2013 at 15:43
Breitling Fighters
Anything flown by Ray or Mark Hanna
P-63 (both of them)
Blenheim (both of them)
P-38
P-39
P-47 ‘No Guts No Glory’
‘Black 6’
Flycatcher
All the Sea Furies that got wrecked (about half a dozen 🙁 )
Jean Batten’s Gull
Mosquito
La-9
B-25D ‘Grumpy’
Firefly
T-33
G-FIRE/G-HUNT/G-FURY
I miss ’em all, and especially the pilots lost to us.
By: ozplane - 5th July 2013 at 15:42
The Breitling Fighters. Four different types flown in close formation with a well thought out routine. I guess we’ll never see the like again.
By: Moggy C - 5th July 2013 at 15:42
The Mosquito.
Nothing compares with the sight and sound of that aircraft.
Regular show attendees can get blasé about aircraft they see regularly. But there was never a time when I failed to watch every minute of the Mossie’s routine.
Moggy
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